8:19 If you would like a better understanding of what is happening in battle, I'd suggest you look at the Ground Combat tab. This will tell you, broken down by ground elements, what is inflicting damage on your units. Basically the number of those elements times the HPE, or Hits Per Element, tells you how many hits you took. Those hits are further broken down by hits that caused destruction, damage, or disruption. Generally, German artillery especially when on the defense and in higher fort levels can have very high HPEs relative to the Soviet units. That is hard to mitigate because some of this artillery fire comes from HQ support units. They also start the game in some cases with like 80-90 experience that is pretty devastating. You're encouraged to try different supporting artillery units to see what works for you the best. Generally I favor the 36 gun 152mm ML-20 1941 Army Artillery regiment. Unit size matters and 36 guns is a good number for that caliber. A half dozen in an assault front army can be useful.
Its information like this that keeps cementing the main issue for me. I went into this game with an Avalon hill style wargaming approach and this beast is completely digferent. I'm adapting to it.
Where strategy failed you was the notion that he had no air miles available when he brought those units onto the map. Technically you were correct. What you didn't take into account was that the air miles used reset to zero after he sent you the turn back. That is why his fighters were available. Generally bombing airfields outside of Axis turn 1 is not considered worth the losses incurred by either attacking side. The Axis get certain bonuses to their airfield attacks of turn 1 and without those bonuses, it really doesn't pay to go that route.
Better result, you sent your planes out in snow. Even the allies in 1944 grounded their air int he Bulge until the weather broke. You can't fly in that stuff man.
You have me thinking now. Everything I've been told and read stresses that the Russian player attacks in the snow and it really isn't slowing him down at all. Even when he assaults he loses very little. But, I do need some time to build up for the onslaught that will be spring and summer.
@@kevinmilligan917 Snow is different then blizzard, and also snow is different than heavy snow on ground. I am not an expert at the game, but that just is my take based on common sense. Most games have snow/heavy snow/blizzard. Your last attacks, even though they were in "snow weather" you can see ground conditions were heavy snow (presumably sense the blizzard just lifted). it isn't like the snow grew legs and walked off with the blizzard :).
8:19 If you would like a better understanding of what is happening in battle, I'd suggest you look at the Ground Combat tab. This will tell you, broken down by ground elements, what is inflicting damage on your units. Basically the number of those elements times the HPE, or Hits Per Element, tells you how many hits you took. Those hits are further broken down by hits that caused destruction, damage, or disruption. Generally, German artillery especially when on the defense and in higher fort levels can have very high HPEs relative to the Soviet units. That is hard to mitigate because some of this artillery fire comes from HQ support units. They also start the game in some cases with like 80-90 experience that is pretty devastating. You're encouraged to try different supporting artillery units to see what works for you the best. Generally I favor the 36 gun 152mm ML-20 1941 Army Artillery regiment. Unit size matters and 36 guns is a good number for that caliber. A half dozen in an assault front army can be useful.
Its information like this that keeps cementing the main issue for me. I went into this game with an Avalon hill style wargaming approach and this beast is completely digferent. I'm adapting to it.
Where strategy failed you was the notion that he had no air miles available when he brought those units onto the map. Technically you were correct. What you didn't take into account was that the air miles used reset to zero after he sent you the turn back. That is why his fighters were available. Generally bombing airfields outside of Axis turn 1 is not considered worth the losses incurred by either attacking side. The Axis get certain bonuses to their airfield attacks of turn 1 and without those bonuses, it really doesn't pay to go that route.
I did not know that. Learning new things constantly. Thanks for the information
Better result, you sent your planes out in snow. Even the allies in 1944 grounded their air int he Bulge until the weather broke. You can't fly in that stuff man.
On the ground is heavy snow. What do you think the losses will be. You ever try to assault a position in a foot and a half of snow?
You have me thinking now. Everything I've been told and read stresses that the Russian player attacks in the snow and it really isn't slowing him down at all. Even when he assaults he loses very little. But, I do need some time to build up for the onslaught that will be spring and summer.
@@kevinmilligan917 Snow is different then blizzard, and also snow is different than heavy snow on ground. I am not an expert at the game, but that just is my take based on common sense. Most games have snow/heavy snow/blizzard. Your last attacks, even though they were in "snow weather" you can see ground conditions were heavy snow (presumably sense the blizzard just lifted). it isn't like the snow grew legs and walked off with the blizzard :).
It is just me or is 900 panzers low? He must be in a refit.
From what I understand common tactic to send them to the reserves to save them from attrition.
@@kevinmilligan917 Seems gamey to me.